VOYAGE TO NEW YORK, 



CHAPTER II. 



Voyage from Liverpool to New York Sea-sickness Crew Pas 

 sengers Details Approach to New York Washington Hotel. 



AT noon, on the 24th April, the Napoleon got under weigh, 

 and was towed down v the Mersey by a steamer, in consequence 

 of an adverse wind. In little more than an hour from the 

 time of sailing, I became sea-sick, which afflicted me severely 

 for nearly thirty days, and frustrated the little plans of recrea 

 tion and amusement which I had formed on shore. Although 

 appearing only once or twice at table, the attention of friends, 

 and the situation of my berth, enabled me to know much that 

 was passing on board. I shall not, however, chronicle many 

 events which took place during the voyage, which some of my 

 shipmates will readily pardon. 



The establishment of the Napoleon consisted of about- 

 thirty, embracing men of every country and of every clime. 

 There were eighty passengers in the steerage, and thirty in 

 the cabin, eight of whom were ladies. England and Scotland 

 furnished each five gentlemen, cabin passengers ; Ireland, two ; 

 and the United States of America, three, one of whom had 

 been naturalized from Ireland. All the individuals from Eng 

 land and Ireland, one from Scotland, and two from America, 

 smoked. In some cases, the use of tobacco was immoderate, 

 one gentleman smoking a hundred and fifty segars in fourteen 

 days ; the saliva in many parts of the vessel was copious and 

 disgusting. Some of the passengers seemed to spend much 

 of their time in sensual gratification, there being little reading 

 or card-playing indulged in. Breakfast was served at eight 

 o clock, luncheon at twelve, dinner at four, and tea at eight. 

 The first dinner course occupied about an hour, the second 

 fifteen minutes, and dessert about the same length of time. 

 The cabin, in some respects, resembled a British inn, the 



